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Key brain systems get activated when we choose to suppress emotion

Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University.

10 May 2013

Viewpoints: A nurse finds getting coordinated care for her husband challenging; Iowa legislator outlines problems with Medicaid; Researcher's quest to save experiments after sandy

In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and rehabilitation would be long and difficult. We didn't know that his transition to post-hospital medical care would be just as challenging.

10 May 2013

State roundup: Miss. Gov. says Medicaid can go on without reauthorization

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he thinks he can run Medicaid even if lawmakers don't reauthorize the program or set its budget by the time the state's new fiscal year starts July 1. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported Bryant's remarks and said he spoke about Medicaid after taking part in a tourism event at the state Capitol (5/9).

10 May 2013

Leapfrog Group recognizes MemorialCare Health System as innovator in health care delivery

MemorialCare Health System hospitals, including Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills and San Clemente, were honored with an "A" Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and large purchasers of health benefits.

10 May 2013

Affordable Care Act falls well short in improving health outcomes, reveals new ADA analysis

When it comes to access to routine dental care – a major determinant of oral health – the Affordable Care Act falls well short in its goals of lowering costs, increasing access and improving health outcomes, according to new analysis by the American Dental Association.

10 May 2013

SDCL researchers to use BioMark equipment to test for infectious diseases

Saskatchewan patients will benefit from faster, more accurate disease identification, thanks to a ground-breaking new technology in infectious disease testing at the Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory.

10 May 2013

New data help explain hospital pricing, but experts caution that Medicare and insurers get much lower rates

Although the government releases a list of what hospitals across the country charge for common procedures in an effort to make health costs more transparent, few patients or their insurers pay that.

10 May 2013

Medicaid expansion unlikely in Ohio, Texas; California moves forward

As the clock continues to wind down on state legislative sessions, the optional expansion of eligibility for the program looks unlikely in those states. But, in California, health care advocates offer a compromise approach on how to move ahead.

10 May 2013

Most women alter bleeding cycles, find researchers

A surprisingly large number of women 18 or older choose to delay or skip monthly menstruation by deviating from the instructions of birth-control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, a team of University of Oregon researchers and others found in a study of female students at the university.

10 May 2013

For Obama, health law is central to legacy

Bloomberg reports that shortly after President Barack Obama's re-election, he told senior staff members that the health law would be one of his second term's highest priorities. In related news, health care will be a focus for Obama this week, and it was a hot topic at a recent dinner between the president and House Democrats.

10 May 2013

California's health exchange board given unusual degree of secrecy over contracts

The Associated Press reports that a California state law created a state agency to oversee implementation of the health law and gave it authority to keep what it spent on contractors a secret.

10 May 2013

USF, Aetna to examine influence of genetic testing on breast cancer treatment

The University of South Florida and Aetna are launching a ground-breaking study that will examine the influence genetic testing may have on clinical treatment decisions among breast cancer patients and their doctors.

10 May 2013

New collaborative project to identify methods of effective working for all care homes

Improving the delivery of existing NHS services to care homes is the focus of a new collaborative project led by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire and funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research Programme.

10 May 2013

Study shows at least 50% of plastic surgeons use social media platforms to market professional practice

Social media has revolutionized the way in which people and businesses interact, and it is taking on a growing role in the health care industry. A new UCLA study looking at the use of social media among plastic surgeons found that roughly half of these specialists use social media tools.

9 May 2013

The challenge young people pose to the health law

HealthyCal reports on the importance of enrolling the so-called "young invincibles" in health care plans. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports on a new court case against the health law based on arguments the plaintiff says were not part of the Supreme Court's review last summer.

9 May 2013

CEO Roundtable on Cancer recognizes efforts of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

The CEO Roundtable on Cancer recently accredited Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, recognizing the health care system's efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for their employees and covered family members by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment.

9 May 2013

First Edition: May 9, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the politics surrounding the health law, both in terms of the latest GOP push for repeal and the Obama administration's implementation efforts.

9 May 2013

AHF, KANCO organize NO RETREAT ON AIDS march to call for more global HIV/AIDS funding

Concerned that key partners in the fight against HIV & AIDS like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief are losing funding due to government cuts, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in conjunction with Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium, have organized a NO RETREAT ON AIDS march from Jevanjee Gardens to Uhuru Park on Friday May 10, 2013 to protest the loss of lifesaving and much-needed funding.

9 May 2013

End-of-life care issues need to become integral part of public health agenda, reveals new article

A new article available online in the American Journal of Public Health by two Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health faculty makes a compelling case that end-of-life care issues need to become an integral part of the public health agenda.

9 May 2013

Medicaid expansion: Different states rely on different strategies

The decision-making process in West Virginia was long and involved, while the outcome of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's push for the expansion is still in flux. In Ohio, advocates are considering taking the proposal to the voters if the legislature won't pass it.

9 May 2013

Health Care News and Research

Key brain systems get activated when we choose to suppress emotion

Viewpoints: A nurse finds getting coordinated care for her husband challenging; Iowa legislator outlines problems with Medicaid; Researcher's quest to save experiments after sandy

State roundup: Miss. Gov. says Medicaid can go on without reauthorization

Leapfrog Group recognizes MemorialCare Health System as innovator in health care delivery

Affordable Care Act falls well short in improving health outcomes, reveals new ADA analysis

SDCL researchers to use BioMark equipment to test for infectious diseases

New data help explain hospital pricing, but experts caution that Medicare and insurers get much lower rates

Medicaid expansion unlikely in Ohio, Texas; California moves forward

Most women alter bleeding cycles, find researchers

For Obama, health law is central to legacy

California's health exchange board given unusual degree of secrecy over contracts

USF, Aetna to examine influence of genetic testing on breast cancer treatment

New collaborative project to identify methods of effective working for all care homes

Study shows at least 50% of plastic surgeons use social media platforms to market professional practice

The challenge young people pose to the health law

CEO Roundtable on Cancer recognizes efforts of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

First Edition: May 9, 2013

AHF, KANCO organize NO RETREAT ON AIDS march to call for more global HIV/AIDS funding

End-of-life care issues need to become integral part of public health agenda, reveals new article

Medicaid expansion: Different states rely on different strategies

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